Brush-ware.



J. A. BURNSIDB.

BRUSH WARE. APPLICATION P ILBD 1113.7, Ylao?.

941,306. Patented Nov.23,19o9.

- M/fg` JOHN ARTHUR BURNSIDE, OF DUNEDIN, ZEALAND.

BRUSH-WARE.

Application filed February 7, 1907.

Specicaton of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 23, 1909.

Serial No. 356,218.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it knoWn that JOHN ARTHUR BURN- smr., an architect, of Vogel street, in the city of Dunedin, in the British colony of New Zealand, and a subject of the King of Great Britain, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Brush-Vilare, of which the' following is a specication.

This invention relates to brushware, and particularly to guards or butting means ap- ;lied thereto; and the primary object of the same is to provide a brush with means at opposite extremities which will prevent the brush body from coming in Contact With Washboards or painted or polished surfaces and thus avoid scratching or marring of the said surfaces.

The invention consists in the construction and arrangement of the several parts which will be more fully hereinafter specified.

ln the drawing: Figure l is a plan View of a brush showing the guard or bufiing means applied thereto in accordance With the features of the invention. Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the brush.

The stock A may be of any suitable form; and attached to opposite extremities are strips or bands C of rubber or analogous elastic material Which are in the form of continuous fenders. The ends of the bands C are tucked into and secured in the body or stock A as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. l, any suitable means being employed to hold the ends of the bands applied. As shown, the bands completely surround the opposite' ends of the body or stock A and in the use of the brush it may be moved close to a painted or polished surface Without liability of injury in View of the fact that the bands C Will serve as a guard, batting or fender means, and though the opposite extremities of thel brush should strike a painted or polished surface, no marring of such surface Would result in View of the fact that the bands C are of sutiicieut thickness to prevent the body A at opposite extremities, at least, from striking such surface.

The improved brush organization is simple, and the application of the bands C will add comparatively little expense to the manufacture of brush'vvare, particularly when the advantages of the bands are considered.

That is claimed is:

The combination with a brush stock, of elastic fender means applied to the opposite ends thereof and projecting over portions of the side edges, the ends of the fender means being inserted in the said side edges.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of tivo subscribing -Witnesses.

JOHN ARTHUR BURNSIDE.

itnesses HENTON MACAULAY DAvnY, CHAs. E. DAvnY. 

